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My #1 Tip for Trimming Grocery Spending

Family Balance Sheet

Sandwiches on homemade bread (pb&j, egg or chicken salad, grilled cheese, tuna) As sandwiches rely on me making homemade bread, this category is more of a hit and miss. Dinners: Our dinners are always heavy on rice, beans, pasta, and veggies with meat as an accompaniment rather than the star of the show.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Oreo Spiderweb cake There, I’d make everything from homemade bread to Steak Diane (seriously – my mom came to visit one time and bought $100 worth of beef tenderloin so I’d have leftovers – at the time, that was like 5lb of tenderloin! We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.)